Written in HS Lit class, a story about the evolution of life of a Machine

The Foundry of Tomorrow
It is here in the silence of the icy depths of space that a large ball
of rock spins and circles a distant star. This the last known outpost
of man's world before he travels outward into space where only stars
and an airless void cascade into infinity in all directions.
Amidst the large galaxy of Orion, far past the large sprawling circular
cluster of stars known as the Milky Way a large spaceport and city is
here, thriving and sprawling upon the rocky, airless world as it
circles the K-class star. It is on this airless world, in a solar
system unlike Sol that this unformed moon serves as a mining colony,
contained by pressure domes, accessible by space ships that sit on the
landing pads or in large landing bays. The colony has large glass
windows, and machinery that make up this compact world. In the largest
dome, deep underground that a great machine stands, living and
breathing for a world that relies on its operation, or exit their
meager lives to the airless void outside. It is on this moon that spins
in the depths of space, around the gas giant that it orbits, making up
the home for humans in deep space.
The large green superstructure that makes up this machine stands in the
center of a great dome, standing here for now two centuries now, the
center of the action above one of the great casinos. It processes the
ore that is mined on the planet, loading onto the ore ships that truck
it off into deep space and it controls life support on this colony.
This great machine is a mass of green pipes, catwalks, pulleys,
lighting, heating, recycling, crushing units and conveyor belts above
the power reactor. It is designed at the old silver mining process
plants in Nevada during the ancient centuries past, and yet in
comparison, much more complex than those ancient times. The tower
itself stands over fifty feet in height, and over has a diameter of
twenty-five feet across, not including the large building on the right
of the machine. A large flywheel is attached to the building, and a
huge arm runs the wheel that attaches up by a large belt to other
wheels and across to the machine's main pulley. The building itself is
that of the ancient machine rooms containing the large machines that
used to drive with large complex machines the flywheel attached to the
building.
Below the machine, protected by the force shields put into place, is the
casino area that surrounds this processing system. Located under the
legs of the machine is the main bar of the casino and elevator between
the upper and lower floors. It is a rather plush and secluded bar, with
plush dark chairs, small tables nearest to the casino action, and on
the forward two legs, the bar stretches out between them. Around it,
the casino is located here with bright neon and lights that twinkled
brightly to bring the tourists in. Located above the casino, a large
mezzanine deck stretches an equivalent of three city blocks of an
ancient Earth city, connecting the several towers that mark this
resort, connecting the lodgings for the people who live, work and visit
here. It connects the three casinos, many shopping areas, dining, and
the circus type mezzanine that stands under a great pressure dome
located on the far end of this entertainment deck.
Starting on the southern end, the entry area for the one hotel stands,
and the mezzanine deck is graced with a large fountain that dominates
the beginning of this deck that resembles that of the ancient Greek
Legends of Mermaids, Mermen, and the ancient gods of Earth so long ago.
The water splashes along pools into a main pool at the bottom,
surrounding the huge statues that are incorporated into the pools. A
stairwell and escalator lead up five steps into a larger hallway
chamber, and located around the fountain, on the far end is one of the
fine restaurant/bar that serve fine cuisine. At the top of the stairs,
through yet another arch into a secondary chamber, a large corridor
sprawls out into another chamber, it is here that another restaurant is
located on the left, a brewery type array, surrounded by more of the
casino area that is placed here for tourists traveling between the
three hotel casinos. Walking further toward the main dome, shopping
and dining are located here around the machine, overlooking the casino
below. Also a large hallway exits the chamber on the far side of the
machine that leads ominously toward the launch bay and space port where
the many passenger ships dock, brining the people to this place.
The large corridor passes the bar attached to the machine, and passing
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